4.4.2020
It has been months that
coronavirus has outbroken worldwide. China is the first place where has affected,
but fortunately, the situation now is under control. However, America now is in
an urgent situation.
In areas with severe epidemics in the United States, a
lot of medical personnel have been infected or dead because of the influx of large
amounts of patients and the lack of protective equipment. Due to a shortage of
masks, an ICU nurse was told to use a disposable mask for 5 days. A California
emergency room doctor said that her colleagues began to store used masks in
plastic containers and used them again when they saw different patients.
The
situation in New York is the worst. There aren’t enough hospital beds, and patients
can only lie on the ground. The hospitals lack of almost everything -- masks,
protective clothing, and goggles. Many medical staff use the same masks for a
week.
Moreover,
ventilator used to treat seriously ill patients also cannot meet the demand. A
hospital in Manhattan, New York, has begun using one ventilator to treat
multiple patients simultaneously.
The
White House estimated on March 31 that even if under strict prevention and
control, 100,000 to 240,000 people may still die of the coronavirus. The
morgues in New York City and parts of New Jersey are already full, and some
hospitals can only find refrigerated trucks to keep the patient's body.
Reference:
The New York Times. (April
4th, 2020). Coronavirus Live Updates: Trump Warns of ‘a Lot of
Death’
While Also Revisiting Easter Sunday Services. Retrieved from: https://www.nytimes.com/2020/04/04/world/coronavirus-live-news-updates.html
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